I Forgor ๐
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About
I Forgor, usually followed by ๐, is a Skamtebord version of "I forgot." Spawned by a viral tweet in February 2021, the phrase is used as a humorous response and in shitposting. In June 2021, the words saw massive use on Instagram after a popular meme page posted memes containing the phrase. Phrase I Rember ๐, spawned by a viral meme, is used as a direct antonym to I Forgor ๐.
Origin
On February 5th, 2021, Twitter[1] user @ItsNotSeabass tagged Wallmart's Twitter account, writing, "Hey @Walmart I have a question." After the @walmarthelp Twitter account replied, "How can we be of assistance?", @ItsNotSeabass responded,[2] "I forgor ๐," likely mistyping "I forgot" due to R and T being next to each other on a standard QWERTY keyboard. The tweet (shown below) received over 750 retweets and 2,200 likes in five months.
Spread
In the following days, a screenshot of the exchange received viral spread online. For example, on February 7th, 2021, Instagram[3] page someweebwatchingcartoons posted the screenshot, with the post gaining over 5,000 likes in five months. On February 13th, Instagram[4] page pensivemoji reposted the screenshot, gaining over 2,800 likes in the same period.
On February 12th, 2021, YouTube user tonys_sword posted an All of the Lights bait-and-switch video that used the phrase "i forgor" as a punchline, with it being combined with a stock image of a 3D human figure sitting on a giant yellow question mark symbol (authorship unconfirmed, shown below). The upload received over 4,600 views in five months and received spread on Discord.
On May 12th, Redditor[5] smashi3 posted the "i forgor" image macro from the video to the /r/skamtebord subreddit, where it gained over 4,400 upvotes in two months. On May 31st, Redditor[6] MrSeano posted a sped-up GIF based on the video to /r/shitposting, gaining over 3,500 upvotes in one month.
In June 2021, a number of popular Instagram[7] accounts posted screenshots of @ItsNotSeabass' February tweet. For example, on June 18th, Instagram user daddy_chungles posted it, gaining over 27,300 likes in three weeks. A June 22nd post by Instagram[8] page grandmas.butt gained over 48,900 likes in the same period.
On July 9th, Instagram[9] page on_a_downward_spiral made an "I forgor ๐" text post which received over 29,700 likes in four days (shown below, left). Later on the same day, on_a_downward_spiral made another text post,[10] writing that "I forgor ๐" was a sociological study conducted by Harvard University.
The posts prompted viral spread of the phrase "I forgor ๐" on Instagram, mainly through shitposting in comments and meme pages making "i forgor" posts.
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter โ @ItsNotSeabass
[2] Twitter โ @ItsNotSeabass
[3] Instagram โ someweebwatchingcartoons
[4] Instagram โ pensivemoji
[6] Reddit โ guys help me i forgot
[7] Instagram โ daddy_chungles
[8] Instagram โ grandmas.butt
[9] Instagram โ on_a_downward_spiral
[10] Instagram โ on_a_downward_spiral
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